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Week 7 Flashcards

1
Q

What are periradicular tissues?

A

The area of nerves , blood vessels, and tissue that surrounds the root of a tooth

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2
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What specialist performs root canal therapy?

A

Endodontist

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3
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What will result if bacteria reach the nerves and blood vessels of a tooth?

A

Abscess

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4
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Is pain a subjective or objective component of a diagnosis?

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Subjective

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5
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Tooth #21 is being tested for possible endodontic treatment. What tooth would be used as a control tooth?

A

Tooth #28

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6
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When the dentist taps on a tooth, what diagnostic test is being performed?

A

Percussion

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7
Q

How many radiographs may be taken through the course of root canal therapy?

A

Five

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8
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What diagnosis is given when pulpal tissues are inflamed?

A

Pulpitis

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9
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What is another term for necrotic or necrosis?

A

Nonvital

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10
Q

What dental material is used for pulp capping?

A

Calcium hydroxide

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11
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How much of the pulp is removed in a pulpotomy?

A

Pulpotomy

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12
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What dental instrument has tiny projections and is used to remove pulp tissue?

A

Broach

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13
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What type of file is best suited for canal enlargement?

A

Rotary operated file

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14
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Why is a rubber stop used on a file?

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To prevent perforation of the apex of the tooth during instrumentation

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15
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What does obturate mean?

A

Fill a root canal

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16
Q

What material is used for obturation of a canal?

A

Gutta percha points

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17
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What surface of an anterior tooth does the dentist enter when performing root canal therapy?

A

Lingual surfaces

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18
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What is the success rate of root canal therapy?

A

90% to 95%

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19
Q

What surgical procedure involves removal of the apex of a root?

A

Apicoectomy

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20
Q

List the nine basic employment choices from which a dental assistant may choose.

A

Private practice
Insurance
Manufacturing
Research
Management consulting
Teaching
Schools
Hospital
Public health and government programs

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21
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Where might a dentist advertise for a job position?

A

Newspaper
Internet

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22
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What is the most common means of communication for your first contact with a future employer?

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Telephone

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23
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What does a cover letter do?

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Introduces you, markets your skills, creates interest

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24
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Should a résumé list your gender, race, religion, and marital status?

A

No

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25
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How many pages should a résumé be?

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One page

26
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What is the most critical part of the interview?

A

First ten minutes

27
Q

What time frame is usually considered provisional employment?

A

Several weeks to 90 days

28
Q

What is the term for termination without notice or severance pay?

A

Summary dismissal

29
Q

Can endodontic files be placed in a handpiece for use?

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30
Q

Which irrigation solution is used most often during root canal therapy?

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31
Q

What type of moisture control is recommended for root canal therapy?

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32
Q

Abscess

A

A localized accumulation of pus in a cavity formed by tissue disintegration.

33
Q

Acute

A

Pertaining to a traumatic, pathologic, or physiologic phenomenon or process that has a short and relatively severe course.

34
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Apical curettage

A

Surgical removal of infectious material surrounding the apex of a root.

35
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Apicoectomy

A

Surgical removal of the apical portion of the tooth through a surgical opening made in the overlying bone and gingival tissues.

36
Q

Chronic

A

Pertaining to disease symptoms that persist over a long time, as in
periodontal disease.

37
Q

Control teeth

A

Healthy tooth used as a standard to compare questionable teeth of similar size and structure during pulp vitality testing.

38
Q

Debridement

A

To remove or
clean out the pulpal canal.

39
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Endodontist

A

A dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp and the periradicular tissues.

40
Q

Gutta percha

A

Plastic type of filling material used in endodontics.

41
Q

Hemisection

A

Surgical separation of a
multirooted tooth through the furcation area.

42
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Indirect pulp cap

A

Placement of a medicament over a partially exposed pulp.

43
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Irreversible pulpitis

A

Infectious condition in which the pulp is incapable of healing which would then require root canal therapy.

44
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Nonvital

A

Not living, as in oral tissue and tooth structure.

45
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Obturstion

A

Process of filling a root canal.

46
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Palpation

A

Technique of examining the soft tissue with the examiner’s hands or fingertips.

47
Q

Percussion

A

Examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or occlusal surface of a tooth to assess vitality.

48
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Perforation

A

Making a hole, as in breaking through and extending beyond the apex of the root.

49
Q

Periodontal abscess

A

An inflammatory reaction to bacteria trapped in the periodontal sulcus.

50
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Periradicular

A

Referring to the area of nerves. blood vessels, and tissues that surround the root of a tooth.

51
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Periradicular abscess

A

An inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection.

52
Q

Periradicular cyst

A

cyst that develops at or near the root of a necrotic
tooth.

53
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Pulp cap

A

Application of dental material to a cavity preparation with an exposed or nearly exposed dental pulp.

54
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Pulpectomy

A

Complete removal of vital pulp from
a tooth.

55
Q

Pulpitis

A

Inflammation of the dental pulp.

56
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Pulpotomy

A

Removal of the coronal portion of a vital pulp from a tooth.

57
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Retrograde restoration

A

Small restoration placed at the apex of a root.

58
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Reversible pulpitis

A

Form of pulpal inflammation in which the pulp may be salvageable.

59
Q

Root amputation

A

Removal of one or more roots without removal of the crown of the tooth.

60
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Root canal therapy

A

Removal of the dental pulp and filling of the canal with material.

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